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2011 America Recycles Day Contest
November 1- 30, 2011
Schools are invited to host a USAgain collection bin where students, parents, faculty and community members can drop off gently used clothing and other textiles, generate recycling awareness and earn cash for your school. Between November 1 through November 30, the three schools which collect the most textiles and clothing per student will be ranked and awarded cash prizes of $500, $300 and $250 respectively. All participating schools will earn cash based on pounds of clothes and shoes collected. |
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Make a Difference Week
Youth Can Take Action and Make a Difference!
A Better Future - Ideas for individuals and groups make a difference. abetterfuture.org
Do Something - Volunteer to make a difference by taking on a task individually or in a group. dosomething.org EPA's - Energy Hogs (Teacher and student guides)
Improving Kids' Environment (IKE) has developed a fun, home-made game to play with children to teach them (and their parents) about mercury in fish and what kinds of fish are safest to eat. Check out ikecoalition.org and while you are on the computer, visit the Environmental Protection Agency's game at epa.gov.
Kids for a Cleaner Earth (FACE) - Youth involvement for environmental projects. kidsface.org
Kids Recycle! - Learn how to compost outdoors at home or at school - and inside with worms - composting guides and manuals show kids how at kidsrecycle.org.
The Lorax Project
Project Learning Tree - Materials and project to promote ecological sustainability. pltgreenschools.org. Roots and Shoots is a global program for youth through the Jane Goodall Institute. rootsandshoots.org. Zero Footprint Kids is a carbon footprint calculator for children, measuring the direct impact of a child's lifestyle on the planet, using terms kids understand: carbon, land, water and trees. zerofootprintkids.com. |
